| P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pt | PPG | ||
| 1 | Leicester City | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Everton | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 16 | 1.60 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 16 | 1.45 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 15 | +20 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 5 | Burnley | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 14 | 1.40 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 10 | Liverpool | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 11 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 11 | 1.10 |
| 12 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 12 | 1.09 |
| 13 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 10 | 1.00 |
| 14 | Aston Villa | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 17 | Manchester City | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 10 | 0.91 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 8 | 0.73 |
| 20 | Manchester United | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 7 | 0.64 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 6 | 0.55 |
| 22 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 5 | 0.45 |
2 points for a win
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
Points per game, average goal difference then average goals scored applies
